Oh, this week is one day old, Peep, and it's already tough as hell. I'm in the mood for eleventymillion doughnuts chased down by a large pizza and a Slurpee.
I had oatmeal for breakfast and then a banana, but I also got a sandwich when I stopped at 7-11 on my way to school. The sandwich was a turkey and swiss on pita bread with no mayo or anything and I figured that while the cals were high, the nutrition content was also much greater than, say, an APPLE FRITTER.
I'm now an hour out of finishing the sandwich and I still feel full, which is a good sign. Maybe cheating on the heavily nutritous stuff will help keep me on plan better than cheating on the empty calories.
Whatever. My goal for this coming T-Giving week is to only gain 2 pounds. It may seem crazy, but we're travelling to London and staying in a hotel and going out with friends and family for every meal. I think that a gain of 2 pounds or less could be considered a success. I'm going to try not to angst over every curry or guilt myself out of having fun.
At the same time I don't want to undo the good I've done already.
What do you think about this holiday? Are you going to try and keep losing, or is a small weight-gain worth it? What is your goal?
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There's some joke about a dog's diary being the same every day - "this was the best day ever!". I'm kind of that way, only minus the "best ever" part, regarding PMS - happens every month at around the same time and it ALWAYS takes me by surprise. Why am I so grumpy? Why have I been hungry all day? Why is Jason hiding from me? Why is it that all I want in the world is a chocolate cake, a fork, and some privacy?
Oh yeah. PMS.
But that's a few weeks off. For now, there's Thanksgiving. I've been thinking a lot today about how I'm a bit resentful that I have come to fear the holidays. Years ago it was because they were difficult to get through without smoking; now that's not so much an issue, but I look on them with dread because I have made a lot of good progress on weight loss and general healthiness and the holidays are out there in front of me like a big gauntlet of potential failure. I had forgotten that it's not just Thanksgiving and Christmas, it's those two plus half a dozen events/parties/whathaveyou in between. I have a major food related celebration every week between now and Jan 10. Which makes dieting...scary.
My goal this week is to stay the same weight. I still want to lose 3 pounds before we leave for vacation (5 weeks from now). I'm glad I lost most of what I had set out to lose before this week, because frankly, I think 3 pounds in these particular five weeks is going to be tough.
That said, it will be great to see family and friends, and hopefully I can remember it's about them, not CAKE. mmm, cake.
Well, I'm a bit nervous about Turkey Day because I LOVE it. Oh, the stuffing. Loads and loads of stuffing. But I'm determined to drink a boatload of water before, during, and after, and though most of my family will then think I'm pregnant (which I'm not), I hope that it will at least keep me from eating a plateful of second helpings. That's my goal. One plate, skip anything I don't absolutely have to have. So far, my menu is turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. I can live without everything else and still consider it a yummy Turkey Day. And I'll even go light on the mashed potatoes.
I jumped on the scale this morning, just to keep myself on track for tomorrow, and though it is only Day 4, WW is working. I've lost 2.8 pounds so far. I've only gotten on the treadmill once, so if I can manage to go for a walk or get on the treadmill today and again tomorrow morning, I'm going to call Turkey Day a success. I refuse to let Turkey Day blow this. I get really bad about eating this time of year, and I'm determined that I will not do it again.
Krissy, have a great trip, and drink lots of water. That's my plan!
Well, I ate a LOT on Thanksgiving, and it's the first time I've gone over my points for the week in 7 weeks.
Still, even with that I did make an effort to only eat things that looked really good rather than just eating anything. So maybe that's progress.
Gained a pound this week. That's ok too.
Going to get back on track right this second!
How are you two?
Well, I too ate like a pig on turkey day, and then topped it off with leftovers and then a birthday dinner for a friend last night with too many drinks. But, today was weigh in day, and I still lost 1.6 pounds this week! Yay!
My goal for this week is 4 pounds. Steep, but doable, seeing how at day 4 of this week I had lost 2.8 with only eating well- not exercising. If I keep in mind that this week is a 4 pound week, I think it will be easier to get back into the swing of things and get my butt out for a walk or onto the treadmill. But I have to do it one day at a time.
My friend and I made a deal last night that we are going shopping for clothes after the new year. That gives me roughly 6 weeks to reach my 10% goal weight, which I know I can do. And it gives me something fun to shoot for.
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